Carberry and Yardy lead Lions' pursuit of 296
A spirited performance from England Lions' gave them the edge going into the final day
03/02Result
Group B, Duleep Trophy at Vadodara, Feb 3-6 2008
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![Central Zone]( "Central Zone")
270 & 180 -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
155 & 297/5 (89.4 ov)
03/02Result
Group B, Duleep Trophy at Vadodara, Feb 3-6 2008
-
![Central Zone]( "Central Zone")
270 & 180 -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
155 & 297/5 (89.4 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
England Lions , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
3,4,5,6 February 2008 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
England Lions 5, Central Zone 0
Scorecard Summary
CENTRAL ZONE 270 (101.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Faiz Fazal37 (59)
- Mohammad Kaif64 (121)
- Graham Onions3/85 (26)
- Alan Richardson4/50 (25.4)
ENGLAND LIONS 155 (69 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Carberry35 (79)
- Adil Rashid40 (104)
- Praveen Gupta3/32 (23)
- Pankaj Singh4/35 (16)
CENTRAL ZONE 180 (48.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Mohammad Kaif42 (70)
- Sanjib Sanyal37 (47)
- Graham Onions3/40 (14)
- Adil Rashid2/3 (1.5)
ENGLAND LIONS 297/5 (89.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Michael Carberry112 (239)
- Michael Yardy57 (116)
- Sumit Mathur3/25 (8)
- Pankaj Singh1/85 (20.4)
89.4
4
Pankaj Singh to Trott, FOUR,
89.3
0
Pankaj Singh to Trott, no run,
89.2
1
Pankaj Singh to Rashid, 1 run,
89.1
1
Pankaj Singh to Trott, 1 run,
END OF OVER:89 | 4 Runs | LIONS: 291/5
- Adil Rashid23 (19b)
- Jonathan Trott23 (28b)
- Praveen Gupta24-4-88-1
88.6
0
Gupta to Rashid, no run,
88.5
3
Gupta to Trott, 3 runs,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCarberry ton guides Lions to comfortable win
A patient century by Michael Carberry, backed by fifties by Ed Joyce and Michael Yardy guided England Lions to a comfortable five-wicket win against Central Zone on the final day in Vadodara
Carberry and Yardy lead Lions' pursuit of 296
A spirited performance from England Lions' gave them the edge going into the final day
Pankaj grabs four as Lions crash to 155
Pankaj Singh grabbed four wickets as England Lions crashed to 155 all out giving Central Zone a healthy 115-run first-innings lead
Central falter after Kaif 64
Mohammad Kaif top scored with 64 to propel Central Zone to a healthy position at 179 for 3 before England Lions picked up quick wickets in the last session to restrict the hosts to 238 for 7